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Emanuel Faces Legacy of Chicago Public Housing Reform
As Rahm Emanuel assumes the Chicago mayoralty he inherits decades of public housing reform tied to Daley era high rises. The Plan for Transformation aims to finish by 2015, amid debt and criticism that the changes reduce poverty but do not erase entrenched inequality. Emanuel, once housing authority vice chairman, now seeks improvements while contending with financial strain.
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